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SFC7 - Sandow vs Pechorin
Date: May 06, 2017 |
#R1# Page scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kaz doesn't seem bothered though. A bone on bone clash there as Page blocks the leg kick.
Page connects with a nice looking jab.
Kaz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kaz throws a low kick, looking for Page's leg but Page calmly moves out of range. Kaz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Page has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Page connects with the punch. A shot to the liver by Kaz. Beautiful body shot. Kaz lands with a slapping head kick. Kaz connects with the punch. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Page scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CL2# The fight moves into the clinch position. Kaz lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Kaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Page.
#BC2# Page escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2# Page drives through and clinches with Kaz against the cage.
Page blocks an uppercut.
Page blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC2# Page escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T1# Page fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. A slapping leg kick lands for Kaz.
Max Kaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kaz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Page fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Page takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Page tries to clinch but Kaz moves out of range. Page slips under a jab. Kaz tried to score with a low kick but Page checks it. Jab from Kaz. Page blocks a leg kick. Good standup being displayed there by Page as he connects with a hook. Kaz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Page misses the jab. Kaz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #CL2# Kaz tries to keep at a distance but Page has taken the fight into the clinch. This has been an exciting period of action! Page softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Kaz connects with a knee to the head.
#T2# With the fighters up against the cage, Kaz throws an elbow but misses. Still in the clinch, Page scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC2# Page breaks from the clinch.
Kaz throws a lazy right hand but Page sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Page cracks Kaz with a good jab. The fighters circling - Page throws out the jab but it was never going to land. A little feinted left hand from Kaz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Page tries to work over Kaz's front leg with a kick but Kaz checks it. Page takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good standup being displayed there by Kaz as he connects with a hook. Kaz moves forwards but Page connects with a nice, crisp jab. Kaz throws a nice head kick!
Kaz blocks a head kick by Page.
Page throws out a loose jab but Kaz uses good head movement to avoid it. Kaz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Page is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kaz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Page uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kaz. Kaz throws a sloppy head kick and Page counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Kaz wants to clinch up but Page keeps it at a distance.#T3# A leg kick checked by Kaz. Page throws a lazy right hand but Kaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#CL2# Page clinches with his opponent.
Kaz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Kaz misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Page. Kaz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kaz misses with an elbow over the top. Kaz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Page is defending well for now. Kaz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Page is working Kaz over against the cage. Page blocks a body shot from Kaz. Kaz lands with a short shot to the head. #BC2# Page breaks the clinch.
Page tries to clinch there but Kaz circles away.
Kaz throws a quick inside leg kick. #CL2# Page closes the distance and clinches.#BC2# Page's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Page has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kaz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Page has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Page and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#T4# We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Page throws a body shot but no joy. Page throws a good cross that connects.
#CL2# Page clinches with his opponent.
#BC2# Page breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kaz blocks a head kick by Page.
Page throws a sloppy body shot
and Page takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Kaz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Page is able to avoid easily. Kaz drops his hands momentarily and Page takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Page tests Kaz's chin there with a solid looking shot. Kaz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Kaz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Nice defenses there by Kaz. Kaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Page swats him away and circles back towards the center. Page has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kaz. A head kick misses from Kaz. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Scott Page will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! #R2# Good work by Page as he checks the leg kick. Page slips a jab and a cross from Kaz.
Page misses with a wild body shot. A combination from Page does no damage. Page lands the left hand. Kaz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Kaz on the wrong end of a nice hook.#CL2# Page instigates a clinch. Page misses with a body punch.
Page lands with a left to the head. Page lands a hook to the side of the head. Kaz takes a shot to the head. Kaz tries to throw a body punch but Page avoids it by throwing Kaz back against the cage. Kaz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Page tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kaz's elbow. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Kaz scores with a shoulder strike. Page has a couple of punches blocked by Kaz.
Page can't find room to land a body shot as Kaz controls the action.
#BC2# Page pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T1# Kaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Page is just out of range. Page only half commits to the counter leg kick. Page lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kaz's sensitive parts. A big right from Page misses. Kaz tries to clinch up. Kaz tries to clinch but Page is having none of it. Kaz with a body punch. A glancing blow. Kaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kaz swinging wildly here.
Kaz with a jab. Page connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Page lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Page shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Kaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Page throws a body shot but no joy. Kaz throws a quick counter head kick but Page was just out of range.#T2# Kaz misses with a hook
enabling Page to counter with a crisp jab. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Kaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Page doesn't manage to clinch there - Kaz circles away.
Page throws a shot to the body.
Page misses with an uppercut. Page throws a shot from downtown. Kaz moves away and avoids it. Page lands a jab to the head.
Kaz misses with an uppercut. Kaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice jab there from Page. Page misses with a straight right. Page is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Page misses with a series of wild punches.
Page finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
#T3# Page avoids the body shot from Kaz.
Scott Page seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL2# Page moves into the clinch. Kaz prevents a body shot from Page. A head punch on the inside from Kaz fails to land. #BC2# Page breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Page tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kaz swats him away and circles back towards the center. Kaz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#CL# Kaz clinches with his opponent.
Page misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2# Page's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Kaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Page tries to work over Kaz's front leg with a kick but Kaz checks it. Kaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Kaz tries to clinch up.#CL2# Page darts in and clinches Kaz up against the cage. A short uppercut from Page. A head punch on the inside from Kaz fails to land. Page tries to circle away but Kaz has him pinned against the cage. Kaz lands an elbow that stopped Page in his tracks for a moment. #T4# Kaz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC2# Page's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2# Page gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Kaz misses with a short punch on the inside. Page swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Page working aggressively here.
#BC2# Page breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Kaz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
#CL2# Page has closed the distance and engaged Kaz in a clinch.
Kaz missing with knees to the body.
Page lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kaz backwards. Page lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kaz backwards. Page working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Page struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaz controls his hands.
Kaz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pages head. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A head punch blocked on the inside by Page. Page scores with an uppercut up the middle. A short uppercut from Page. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Page showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round! #R3# Kaz misses with a looping right. Page moves out of range of the body kick. Page misses with a looping right. A leg kick checked by Page. Page throws a body punch but Kaz moves out of range. Page ducks right into an uppercut from Kaz. Page is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Kaz is looking to score with low kicks. Nice shot by Page. Kaz misses with a kick to the body and Page connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A good leg kick by Kaz. Donk. Page catches Kaz right on the button with a cross. Kaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Page is just out of range. Page jabs at Kaz's body. Kaz throws a shot from downtown. Page moves away and avoids it.#T1# Kaz's corner calls for a 1-2. Kaz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. A big right from Kaz misses. Kaz throws a shot from downtown. Page moves away and avoids it. Kaz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Page jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Page paws at him with a jab and circles away. Page tries to close the distance and clinch but Kaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Page throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Page tries to clinch there but Kaz circles away.
Kaz looks to throw the jab but Page is out of range. Kaz lands an overhand right. Page throws a hook but Kaz blocks it. Kaz missing with a left hand there. Page was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Crunch! Kaz slams his shin into Page's torso. Kaz cracks the inside of Page's front leg. Kaz throws a lazy head kick and Page connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Page doesn't manage to clinch there - Kaz circles away.
Max Kaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2# Page throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Page lands a leg kick that knocks Kaz off balance momentarily.#CL2# Page has Kaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Kaz looking to slow down the pace here. Page blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Page in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Page. Kaz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT# It looks like Scott Page has been cut. Kaz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Kaz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Page managing to block the knees to the body from Kaz.
Page makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Page goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T3# Kaz looks to throw an elbow but misses. Page fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Page. Kaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Page's elbow. Kaz can't find room to land a body shot as Page controls the action.
Kaz tries to land knees in the clinch but Page avoids the damage to the body. Kaz lands an uppercut. Kaz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Page blocks it with crossed arms. Kaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaz tries a body shot but Page blocks it.
Scott Page seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC2# Page breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Page fails in his attempt to clinch. Page ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Kaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kaz is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Page doesn't manage to clinch there - Kaz circles away.
Kaz lands a front kick. Page connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Page fails in his attempt to clinch. #T4# Kaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Kaz 's head but he takes it in his stride. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Page throws out a powerful jab. Kaz lands with an overhand left. A good leg kick by Kaz. Kaz tries a low kick but Page avoids it. Kaz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Page in his tracks. Page slips under a jab from Kaz. Nice jab there from Page. Kaz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. A shot to the liver by Page. Beautiful body shot. Kaz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
#CL2# Page clinches up against the cage. Kaz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Page avoiding damage as Kaz throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Kaz misses with an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Max Kaz. Well Page has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29 Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30 Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Page! Scott Page decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
T176
Date: Feb 05, 2017 |
#R1# Thornton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Thornton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kaz throws a leg kick but Thornton sees it coming and moves out of range. Thornton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kaz's hands. Kaz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Thornton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kaz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Kaz staying out of range there. Thornton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Thornton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thornton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thornton. A good leg kick by Thornton. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A jab from Thornton does it's job there. Thornton tries to clinch but Kaz moves out of range. Thornton throws a body punch but Kaz moves out of range. Kaz feints a counter leg kick. Max Kaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Kaz takes one on the button. Thornton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaz.#T1# Thornton goes for a double leg but Kaz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kaz continues to drive forward. Kaz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Thornton throws a chopping leg kick but Kaz manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thornton, right into the meat.
Thornton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Thornton walks into a straight right hand from Kaz.#CUT2# It looks like Terrence Thornton has been cut. Kaz misses with a body shot.
Kaz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Kaz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.#CL2# Kaz moves into the clinch. Kaz taking a breather. Thornton avoids a wild elbow strike from Kaz. Kaz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thornton avoids it.#BC# Thornton manages to break the clinch.
Kaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thornton.
Kaz throws a low kick but Thornton moves out of range easily. Thornton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#T2# The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Thornton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kaz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Thornton has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Kaz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thornton checks it well. Kaz drops his hands momentarily and Thornton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Thornton lands with an overhand left. Kaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kaz throws a leg kick but Thornton sees it coming and moves out of range. Thornton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Good leg kick by Thornton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kaz. Thornton digs a good body shot into Kaz's ribs. Kaz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Kaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kaz misses with a straight left. Thornton digs a good hook to Kaz's body.
Kaz throws a body shot but no joy. Thornton moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Max Kaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T3# Kaz swings for the body but Thornton moves out of range.
Thornton feinted there with a counter leg kick. Kaz throws a hook but Thornton avoids it easily. Kaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thornton counters with a left to the body. Thornton takes one to the side of the head.
Thornton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Thornton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thornton misses with a body shot.
Thornton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Kaz throws a low kick but Thornton moves out of range easily. Kaz misses with an attempted mid kick.
#TD# Thornton shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kaz napping and manages to drive through into side control! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Thornton tries to advance to mount but Kaz denies him. Thornton lands a nice forearm strike. #T4# Kaz is being controlled here. Thornton cracks Kaz with a big right hand but Kaz just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kaz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. Kaz is trying to stand up here but Thornton is controlling him well. Thornton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Kaz trying to hold on to Thornton's head to control him but Thornton postures up.
Thornton controlling the action here.#SUB# Thornton seems to be working for a kimura but Kaz defends the submission attempt. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kaz is looking for a sweep. Thornton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrence Thornton dominated that round. The cut man is working on Terrence Thornton's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. #R2# Thornton misses with a right hand and Kaz counters with a nice leg kick. Terrence Thornton is winning the standup battle so far. Thornton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Thornton throwing a counter right hand but Kaz manages to avoid it. A chopping leg kick lands by Kaz. #CL2# Kaz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thornton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kaz. Kaz tries to work over Thornton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Kaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Kaz lands a right hand. Thornton lands a hook that snaps the head of Kaz backwards. Kaz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Thornton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kaz can do to turn this around? Kaz misses with a punch to the body.
Kaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Thornton uses good head movement to avoid it. Kaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Thornton is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kaz is defending well. Thornton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #CUT# It looks like Max Kaz has been cut. Thornton prevents a body shot from Kaz. Thornton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action! Kaz working aggressively here.
#T1# Thornton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thornton throws an elbow that misses.
Kaz blocking some punches.
Kaz misses with a knee strike.
Thornton lands with a short head shot on the inside. Kaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thornton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thornton's elbow. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thornton. Thornton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Thornton lands a nice uppercut. Kaz misses with an elbow over the top. Kaz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thornton's defenses. A quick uppercut on the inside from Thornton. #TD# Thornton is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kaz can't fight it off and eventually Thornton manages to take the fight to the floor. Kaz looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.#ES2# Kaz manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.#T2# The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Kaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thornton.
Kaz has a couple of punches blocked by Thornton.
Kaz looks to throw an elbow but misses. Kaz gets through Thornton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Kaz misses with a short punch on the inside. Thornton lands an uppercut. Kaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Kaz. Kaz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kaz. Kaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Thornton lands a nice shot to the body. Kaz misses with an elbow strike.
Thornton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kaz taking a breather. Thornton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kaz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
#T3# Kaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thornton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thornton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrence Thornton. That's going to take a lot out of him. Thornton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Thornton scores with a shoulder strike. Thornton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Thornton pushes Kaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Thornton scores with a shoulder strike. Thornton blocks an elbow strike from Kaz.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kaz obliges. Thornton avoiding damage as Kaz throws knees to the body.
Thornton blocks an uppercut.
Kaz working some nice short punches in the clinch. Thornton blocking some punches.
#BC# Thornton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thornton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T4# Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Thornton looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaz is just out of range. Thornton blocks a head kick by Kaz.
Thornton just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaz throws a quick inside leg kick. Kaz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Kaz avoids a kick to the body.
Kaz looks to throw a body kick and Thornton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Thornton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kaz as he jumps to the side. Kaz tries to clinch and Thornton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Kaz moves out of range of the strikes. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kaz misses with a low kick. Kaz misses with a right hand and Thornton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Thornton throws the kick towards the body but Kaz avoids it. Thornton scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Max Kaz will probably get the nod - 10:9. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round! #R3# Thornton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Thornton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kaz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thornton misses with an uppercut. Kaz saw that one coming. Kaz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Thornton's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kaz under the eye. Kaz misses with a low kick.
Thornton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Thornton. Thornton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Thornton moves out of range of the leg kick from Kaz. Kaz throws a low kick but Thornton moves out of range easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Thornton digs a good body shot into Kaz's ribs. Thornton ducks under a wild hook from Kaz. Kaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Thornton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kaz. A bone on bone clash there as Thornton blocks the leg kick.
#T1# Kaz throws out a leg kick but Thornton moves out of range and Kaz only half commits. Thornton tries to counter with a takedown but Kaz is quick to defend against it. Kaz misses with a leg kick and Thornton counters with a lovely straight right hand! Kaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Thornton darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Kaz clobbers Thornton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Thornton throws a jab when Kaz was well out of range. Thornton checks a leg kick nicely. An attempted straight right counter from Thornton misses the target. A cross from Thornton lands. Kaz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Thornton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thornton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. A telegraphed right hand from Kaz misses the target. Kaz lands with a hook. Thornton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Thornton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kaz's sensitive parts. #T2# This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kaz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Thornton lands the left hand. Kaz on the wrong end of a nice hook. Thornton cracks a nice hook into Kaz's ribs. An inside leg kick from Kaz misses. Kaz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.#TD# Thornton drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Thornton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Kaz is controlling Thornton's posture. Thornton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Thornton trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Kaz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##T3# Thornton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB# Thornton is looking for a triangle but Kaz pushes his legs off easily.
Kaz wants to stand but Thornton has a closed guard, so he can't escape. Thornton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T4# The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kaz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Kaz postures up.
Kaz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB# Thornton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kaz defends it easily. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Thornton is looking to sweep but instead, Kaz has passed into half guard.
Kaz scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Thornton is trying to maintain the position but Kaz is very close to passing his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Terrence Thornton. I think Thornton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28 Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28 Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrence Thornton! Terrence Thornton decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
MFN 364
Date: Nov 30, 2016 |
#R1# Dude stuns Kaz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Kaz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dude's calf. Kaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Max Kaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kaz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#CUT2# It looks like Max Kaz has been cut. Dude cracks Kaz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Kaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaz lands with a shot to the body. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dude, right into the meat.
Kaz scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Kaz misses with a hook
and Dude connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Kaz tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Kaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Kaz misses with a hook. Dude lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kaz's sensitive parts. Kaz defending well as Dude loads up on a big left hand. A nice inside leg kick there by Kaz. That's going to slow Dude down. #T1# Dude lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kaz tries to clinch up. Dude looks to land a combination but Kaz avoids it well. Kaz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dude moves away from the strike by Kaz. Dude wants to counter with a clinch but Kaz pushes him away. Dude thuds a left hand into Kaz's body. Kaz misses the shot to the body. Dude tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Dude lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kaz connects with a leg kick. Dude looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Kaz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dude counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kaz thinking. Kaz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Kaz connects with the punch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kaz wants to clinch up but Dude keeps it at a distance. Kaz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Dude misses with a few strikes there.
#T2# Kaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dude counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Kaz swings for the body but Dude moves out of range.
Kaz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. A big right from Kaz misses. Dude wants to counter with a clinch but Kaz pushes him away. Dude pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Dude checks a leg kick nicely. Kaz cracks Dude with a right hand to the side of the head. Kaz tries to clinch up but Dude circles away and keeps his distance. Kaz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Kaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dude. Nice body punch from Dude. Dude fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kaz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#TD2# Dude fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kaz to the ground. Dude is now in Kaz's guard. Dude is standing up over Kaz. Kaz looks to escape but Dude dives into side control.
#T3##REVR# Kaz can't do much from the bottom here. Kaz is not content to let Dude control the position. #SUB2# Dude tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dude has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Dude taking a breather here. #T4# A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB2# Dude is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kaz has escaped the position, nice work there. Kaz is not content to let Dude control the position. Dude creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kaz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. Dude creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kaz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Surfer Dude dominated that round. The cut man is working on Max Kaz's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. #R2# Dude misses with a wild body shot. Dude lunges at Kaz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kaz's hand. Dude chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kaz can pounce on him.
Dude keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kaz misses with an uppercut. Dude saw that one coming. A left lands for Kaz. Kaz throws a leg kick but Dude sees it coming and checks it nicely. Kaz throws a low kick but Dude moves out of range easily. Kaz moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDude. Kaz moves out of range as Dude strikes. Dude misses with a two punch combination.
Dude tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kaz is able to avoid easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dude takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Kaz ducks under a wild hook from Dude. Kaz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#CL# Kaz closes the distance and clinches. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kaz misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1# A quick uppercut on the inside from Dude. Dude misses with a short punch on the inside. Dude misses with a punch to the body.
Kaz scores with a shot to the side of Dude's head. Kaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dude misses with a hook from the clinch. Kaz scores with a hook to the body. Dude has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Kaz lands with a right to the head. Kaz misses with a knee to the head. Kaz tries a body shot but Dude blocks it.
Dude goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dude throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaz. Dude fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dude lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kaz backwards. Dude lands with a left to the head. Kaz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dude lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Kaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Dude misses with some punches.
#T2# The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dude as Kaz tries to tie him up. Kaz lands a left hand.
Kaz blocking some punches.
Kaz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Dude lands with a short shot to the head. Dude goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dude backwards. Kaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Dude gets through Kaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Kaz prevents a body shot from Dude. Kaz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Kaz letting Dude take a breather here. Kaz takes a shot to the head. Dude blocks an uppercut.
Kaz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dude tries a body shot but Kaz blocks it.
Kaz misses with a body punch.
#T3# A nice right hand lands inside from Kaz. Dude blocks a body shot from Kaz. Kaz blocks an uppercut.
Kaz prevents a body shot from Dude. Kaz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dude is defending well for now. Dude takes a shot to the head. Still in the clinch, Kaz scores with a nice short uppercut. Dude throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kaz blocks it with crossed arms. A head punch blocked on the inside by Dude. Dude avoiding damage as Kaz throws knees to the body.
Kaz misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dude. Max Kaz has scored more points in the clinch so far. Dude lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dude lands a right hand. Dude using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kaz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dude. A short right hand to the side of the head by Dude. Dude tries a body shot but Kaz blocks it.
#T4# The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Dude misses with some punches.
Kaz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Dude tries to land knees in the clinch but Kaz avoids the damage to the body. Kaz digs a right hand underneath Dude's ribcage. Dude let out a lung full of air as it connected. Dude avoids the elbow strike from Kaz, against the cage.
Kaz blocks an uppercut.
Dude is trying to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Dude.
Kaz throws a head punch that misses. Kaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dude's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Dude has a couple of punches blocked by Kaz.
Kaz looks to throw an elbow but misses. Dude makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Kaz scores a nice knee to the body.
Kaz scores with a hook to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Max Kaz will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Max Kaz's cut. That's time! Kaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round! #R3# A telegraphed right hand from Dude misses the target. As Dude backs away, Kaz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#CL2# Dude has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dude blocks the elbow strike.
Dude misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaz. Kaz controlling the action here for a moment.
Kaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Dude uses good head movement to avoid it. Dude blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Dude.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dude dodges an elbow strike from Kaz.
Dude working aggressively here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dude - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dude scores with a shoulder strike. Kaz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dude is keeping busy.#T1# Dude misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dude working aggressively here.
Kaz scores with a nice hook to the head. Kaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dude's elbow. Kaz lands a hook to the side of the head. A head punch on the inside from Dude fails to land. Kaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Dude uses good head movement to avoid it. Kaz tries to land knees in the clinch but Dude avoids the damage to the body. Dude tries to work over Kaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaz. Dude lands an uppercut. Dude throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kaz blocks it with crossed arms. Dude missing with knees to the body.
Kaz tries to throw a body punch but Dude avoids it by throwing Kaz back against the cage. Kaz lands a body punch in the clinch. Kaz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Kaz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T2# Kaz misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Kaz.
A head punch on the inside from Dude fails to land. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dude creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. This has been an exciting period of action! Dude avoids the elbow strike from Kaz, against the cage.
Kaz lands a good knee to the midsection. Dude won't want to take too many of those. Kaz lands a shoulder strike. A head punch on the inside from Dude fails to land. Dude throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kazs head. Dude lands a knee to the body.
Kaz misses with a knee strike.
Kaz lands a body punch in the clinch. Kaz scores with a shot to the side of Dude's head. Kaz lands a hook that snaps the head of Dude backwards. Kaz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dude looking to slow down the pace here. Kaz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dude is defending well for now.#T3# Dude struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaz controls his hands.
Kaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Dude takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dude tries a knee to the head but Kaz blocks it.
Kaz misses with a short punch on the inside. Dude goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dude lands with a left to the head. Dude goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dude prevents a body shot from Kaz. Dude with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dude is defending well for now. Dude swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaz uses good head movement to avoid it. Dude stalling against the cage.
Kaz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #T4# Kaz stalling in the clinch but Dude improves position. A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaz. Dude lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kaz or not. Kaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dude.
Dude tries to work over Kaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Dude misses with the head strike.
Dude blocks an uppercut.
Kaz stalling in the clinch.
Dude misses with a short punch on the inside. Dude misses with a punch on the inside.
Dude lands with a short shot to the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Dude lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Dude lands a body shot. Kaz lands a damaging elbow. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Kaz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Kaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Surfer Dude. I think Dude has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29 Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28 Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Max Kaz! Max Kaz decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
MFN 357
Date: Oct 26, 2016 |
#R1# Kaz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Kaz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kaz moves away from the strike by Garver. A little jabbing left from Kaz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Garver throws a shot from downtown. Kaz moves away and avoids it. Garver cracks a nice hook into Kaz's ribs. Kaz blocks a head kick by Garver.
Kaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Kaz looks to move away, Garver throws a big counter combo but Kaz just gets out of the way. Kaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garver manages to avoid it. Garver connects with a jab. Garver stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kaz. A jab from Garver misses. Kaz throws out a counter right but Garver avoids it with no problem. Daniel Garver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Garver dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Garver displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kaz throws out the jab. Garver throws a quick inside leg kick. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Garver listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Garver wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Sloppy strikes from Kaz. Those never looked like landing. Kaz throws a nice inside leg kick. Kaz throws a leg kick but Garver sees it coming and checks it nicely. Kaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garver manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T1# Kaz wants to slow Garver down by chopping away at his legs. Garver is looking to counter punch. Kaz moves out of range of the body kick. Garver misses the jab. The fighters circling - Garver throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Kaz tries to clinch but Garver moves away enabling Garver to counter with a crisp jab. Garver wants to slow Kaz down by chopping away at his legs. Nice defenses there by Kaz. Garver uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Kaz tried to score with a low kick but Garver checks it. Kaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kaz is looking for the big counter here. Garver throws a body punch but Kaz moves out of range. Nice defenses there by Kaz. Garver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaz manages to avoid it. Garver listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Kaz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Garver throws a body punch but Kaz moves out of range. Kaz feints and then cracks Garver's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garver down. Kaz is looking to chop away at Garver's legs. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Garver takes a swing at Kaz's ribcage but misses. #T2# Kaz staying out of range there. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Garver throws a series of strikes that have Kaz backpedaling.
Kaz scores with a hook. Kaz scores with a leg kick.
Kaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garver. A big left from Garver misses. Kaz drops his hands momentarily and Garver takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Kaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garver turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Garver misses with a hook. A decent looking body kick lands there for Kaz. Garver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garver. Garver cracks Kaz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Kaz misses with a low kick.
Garver lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Garver connects with a looping right hand.
#T3# Garver looks to land a right hand but Kaz moved out of range. Garver throws a hook but Kaz avoids it easily. Kaz tries a quick counter leg kick but Garver is wise to it. Garver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Garver. Kaz ducks right into an uppercut from Garver. A chopping leg kick lands by Kaz. Garver swings widly with a right hand
and Kaz counters with a right hand to the body. Garver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kaz circles away quickly and effectively. Garver lands a jab to Kaz's midsection. Garver lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Garver throws a hook but Kaz avoids it easily. Garver backing away here, and Kaz unleashes a leg kick that just misses. A head kick misses from Garver. Garver throws a push kick but Kaz slaps the foot to one side. Garver lands with a shot to the body. Garver walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A good leg kick by Garver. Kaz needs to keep his hands up - Garver had a free shot at his head there. Garver staying out of range there. Garver misses with a hook to the body
and Kaz counters with a head kick. That will keep Garver thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! #T4# Garver looks to land a right hand but Kaz moved out of range. Garver misses with the combination.
Garver is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Kaz connects with a leg kick. Garver looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Kaz blocks a low kick nicely. Garver dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Kaz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Garver under the eye. Garver walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#ROC2# Garver is rocked! A nice leg kick lands there from Kaz. Oh Garver is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Garver throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kaz rattles Garver with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Garver tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Kaz dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Garver stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Max Kaz! Max Kaz decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 07, 2016 |
#R1# Gurel closes the distance and clinches up with Kaz, looking for a takedown. Gurel pushes Kaz against the cage but Kaz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Kaz misses with a body kick. A chopping leg kick lands by Kaz. A clash of legs there as Kaz blocks the low kick. Kaz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#TD2# Gurel shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kaz is trying to defend but Gurel finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Kaz is controlling Gurel's trapped leg to prevent Gurel from advancing to side control. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Gurel is keen to just control but Kaz is a slippery customer. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gurel missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Gurel is trying to control the action in half guard but Kaz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Kaz controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. Kaz is staying active underneath Gurel, who seems content to just control the action from this position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1# Kaz is looking to escape. Gurel wants to control but Kaz is keeping him busy. Kaz moves into full guard.
Gurel wants to control from the top but Kaz keeps moving. #SUB# Kaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gurel is aware though and is defending well. Kaz is pulling down on Gurel's head to control his posture. Gurel trying to move into half guard but instead Kaz has managed to sweep!#REVR# Gurel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Kaz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T2# Kaz throwing strikes but missing. #SUB2# Gurel looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kaz passes into half guard.
Gurel is looking for a sweep. Kaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Gurel has hold of Kaz's hands but Kaz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Gurel is looking to control Kaz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gurel avoid being mounted? Gurel is looking to improve his position.
Gurel trying to hold on to Kaz's head to control him but Kaz postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Kaz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T3# Kaz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Kaz trying to control the pace. Kaz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gurel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Gurel is trying to control but can't.
Kaz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Kaz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. Ground and pound from Kaz. #T4# Kaz looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Kaz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Kaz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. The fighters are battling for position here. Gurel manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #SU# Kaz gets to his feet. Gurel looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! Gurel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kaz. Kaz thuds a left hand into Gurel's body. Gurel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#ROC# Gurel is rocked! Kaz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gurel is still on wobbly legs! Can Kaz finish him? Kaz lands a jab to Gurel's midsection. Gurel looks winded! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kaz fakes the body blow, causing Gurel to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Gurel goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Max Kaz! Max Kaz tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool. The defeated Jake Gurel had this to say: 'You win some, you lose some. Today I lost. Tomorrow I will win. Its that simple'.
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Event:
Kilo 10 Pencil V Robinson 2
Date: Sep 17, 2016 |
#R1# Kaz tried to score with a low kick but Lopette checks it. Max Kaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kaz misses with a combination
and Lopette counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Kaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Kaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Kaz misses with a straight left. Kaz wants to land a leg kick but Lopette is out of range. Kaz blocks the body kick.
Lopette ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaz moves away. Kaz catches Lopette with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Lopette throws a solid leg kick but Kaz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lopette. Kaz throws a solid leg kick but Lopette takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kaz. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kaz looks to throw a body kick and Lopette counters with a stiff right hand. Kaz swings for the body but Lopette moves out of range.
Lopette connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kaz. Kaz circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Kaz tries to land a leg kick but Lopette saw it coming and moves away.
Kaz misses with a hook. Lopette ducked under it nicely. #T1# Kaz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kaz. That's going to slow Lopette down. Lopette cracks Kaz with a right hand to the side of the head. Lopette avoids the head kick by Kaz.
Kaz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kaz scoring well with a low kick there.
Kaz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. A leg kick checked by Kaz. Kaz misses with a kick to the body and Lopette counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Kaz throws a leg kick that misses. Lopette ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaz moves away. Kaz throws a leg kick but Lopette moved away. Lopette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopette is just out of range. Lopette now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Lopette takes a swing at Kaz's ribcage but misses. Lopette avoids the body shot from Kaz.
Lopette tried to score with a low kick but Kaz checks it.#T2# Kaz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Lopette ducks under a wild hook from Kaz. Kaz walks into a stiff left hand from Lopette. Kaz throws out a leg kick but Lopette moves out of range and Kaz only half commits. Kaz throws a shot from downtown. Lopette moves away and avoids it. Kaz misses with a body kick. Nice jab there from Lopette. Lopette avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lopette.
A jab from Lopette misses. #CL# Lopette gets tackled into the cage by Kaz. Kaz maintains the clinch. Kaz misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lopette throws an elbow but misses. Kaz managing to block the knees to the body from Lopette.
Kaz misses with a punch to the body.
Kaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lopette using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
#T3# Lopette dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Kaz working aggressively here.
Lopette blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaz misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kaz fails to land. Kaz lands a body punch. Lopette lands on the inside with an uppercut. A battle for position here, against the cage. Lopette prevents a body shot from Kaz. Kaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaz can't find room to land a body shot as Lopette controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kaz. Lopette blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lopette gets through Kaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Kaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Lopette. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Lopette lands a nice uppercut. Lopette blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lopette. #T4# Kaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Lopette controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Kaz.
Kaz working aggressively here.
Kaz lands on the inside with an uppercut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lopette.
Kaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Lopette controls his hands.
Kaz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Kaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lopette blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Kaz.
A shot in the inside from Kaz. Lopette content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kaz.
Lopette blocks a body shot from Kaz. Kaz scores with an uppercut up the middle. Kaz blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Kaz.
Lopette comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Lopette scores with a shot to the side of Kaz's head. Kaz lands a nice elbow from the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Kaz dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! #R2# Lopette blocks a jab. Lopette throws a head kick that misses. Max Kaz is winning the standup battle so far. Kaz lands a high kick!
Kaz throws out a leg kick but Lopette moves out of range and Kaz only half commits. Lopette throws a fast counter high kick but Kaz manages to duck under it in time. Kaz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopette can do to turn this around? Lopette avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#CL# Kaz clinches. Kaz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Lopette blocks an uppercut.
Kaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kaz stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Lopette missing with knees to the body.
Lopette landing knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kaz fails to land. Both guys are working to get underhooks. A short uppercut from Kaz. Lopette avoiding damage as Kaz throws knees to the body.
#T1# Kaz lands with a left to the head. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Kaz tries to land knees in the clinch but Lopette avoids the damage to the body. Kaz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lopette avoids it. A short body shot lands from Lopette as the two fighters clinch.
Kaz misses with a hook from the clinch. Lopette blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lopette has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kaz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Max Kaz has scored more points in the clinch so far. Kaz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#BC2# Lopette's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Kaz throws a poor cross that misses
and Lopette counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Lopette bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kaz's head. Kaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lopette. A head kick misses from Kaz. Lopette was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Lopette catches Kaz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Kaz misses with an uppercut. Good exchange - Lopette coming out on top.#T2# The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! A slapping body kick lands there for Kaz. Lopette misses with a looping left. A head kick misses from Kaz. Kaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Lopette throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kaz. Kaz catches Lopette with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Kaz tries to clinch there but Lopette circles away.
Lopette thumps Kaz with a low kick. Kaz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopette paws at him with a jab and circles away. Kaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Kaz throws a sloppy head kick and Lopette moves out of range easily. Kaz misses the jab. Lopette swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Lopette avoids the head kick by Kaz.
The fighters circling - Kaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Lopette pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T3# Lopette lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kaz backs up against the cage.
Kaz throws a head kick that misses. Lopette dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kaz. That did some damage! Kaz lunges at Lopette with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lopette's hand. Kaz misses with a leg kick. Kaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Lopette swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Kaz misses with a head kick.
Kaz throws a low kick, looking for Lopette's leg but Lopette calmly moves out of range. Lopette was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. A leg kick checked by Lopette. Kaz tries to clinch up and Lopette counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kaz is lucky that one didn't land flush. Lopette bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Lopette looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Lopette on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Good work by Lopette as he checks the leg kick. Lopette swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T4# Kaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Lopette connects with the punch. Kaz misses with a hook
and Lopette cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Kaz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kaz takes one to the side of the head.
Lopette scoring well with a low kick there.
Kaz takes a swing at Lopette's ribcage but misses. Lopette on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kaz. Kaz obviously looking to wear him down.
Lopette uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kaz. Kaz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lopette at a distance.
Lopette bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Lopette getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Lopette lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lopette misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaz.
Kaz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lopette. It seemed like Lopette was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Max Kaz will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round! #R3# Kaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopette was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaz. Lopette feints and then cracks Kaz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kaz down. Kaz misses with a body kick. Lopette scores with a nice body kick.
Kaz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lopette will feel that in the morning. Kaz throws a leg kick and Lopette counters with a lovely straight right hand! Lopette thows a body kick. Kaz tries to catch it but that hurt him. Kaz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kaz there as he acknowledges the shot. Kaz misses with a body shot.
Kaz on the wrong end of a nice hook. A head kick misses from Kaz. Lopette replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kaz blocks it well. Kaz throws a body shot but no joy. A low kick from Kaz misses letting Lopette counter with a right hand. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Lopette throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaz jabbing away but nothing is landing. Kaz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lopette is out of range. #T1# Kaz tries to land a leg kick but Lopette saw it coming and moves away.
Kaz lands with a cross. A slapping body kick lands there for Lopette. That kick from Lopette tenderised Kaz's leg. Kaz is trying to keep his angry face on. Lopette ducks under a wild hook from Kaz. Kaz misses with a kick to the body #CL2# and Lopette counters by clinching up. Lopette is leaning against Kaz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Both fighters are breathing heavily. A hook to the body from Lopette.
Kaz being controlled against the cage. Kaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lopette.
A short right from Kaz. A body shot lands from Lopette.
Kaz lands a damaging elbow. Lopette tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Lopette avoids a wild elbow strike from Kaz.#T2# Lopette tries a body shot but Kaz blocks it.
Lopette blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Lopette - that landed with a thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Lopette avoids a wild elbow strike from Kaz. Lopette lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kaz. Kaz misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Lopette.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kaz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lopette's brow. Kaz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lopette misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lopette.
Kaz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lopette misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lopette blocks an elbow strike. Bornas Lopette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Kaz tries a body shot but Lopette blocks it.
Kaz letting Lopette take a breather here. A head punch blocked on the inside by Lopette. Kaz looking to stall.
Max Kaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3# Lopette is struggling to control the position. Lopette gets through Kaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Lopette misses with a punch to the body.
Kaz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lopette is defending well for now. Lopette gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT2# It looks like Max Kaz has been cut. Kaz slowing the pace effectively. Lopette lands an elbow that stopped Kaz in his tracks for a moment. Lopette tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lopette lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kaz backwards. Kaz tries to throw a body punch but Lopette avoids it by throwing Kaz back against the cage. Kaz lands a left hand.
Lopette tries a body shot but Kaz blocks it.
Lopette unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kaz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lopette misses with a knee to the head. Kaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Lopette controls his hands.
#T4# Kaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lopette backwards. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kaz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kaz misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Lopette scores with a nice short uppercut. Lopette is struggling to control the position. Kaz throws a head punch that misses. Lopette misses with a body punch.
Kaz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Kaz scores with a nice hook to the head. Nice elbow from Lopette. Kaz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Lopette just leaning against Kaz, taking a breather. Lopette throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#BC2# Lopette pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Kaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kaz throws the left hand but Lopette avoids the punch easily. Lopette replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kaz blocks it well. Lopette misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight! Bornas Lopette comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Kaz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29 Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28 Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Event:
Kilo 8 Joe V Poe
Date: Sep 04, 2016 |
#R1# Kaz motions for Madison to come forward. Kaz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Max Kaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kaz throws a low kick but Madison avoids it. Madison lands a jab. Madison loads up on a big right hand but Kaz slips the punch. Kaz connects with a solid leg kick. Kaz scores with a sloppy right hand. Madison should have avoided that one. Kaz misses with a straight left. Kaz staying out of range there. Kaz throws a body shot but no joy. Kaz lands with a slapping head kick. Madison throws the left hand but Kaz avoids the punch easily. Madison lands a leg kick that knocks Kaz off balance momentarily. Madison misses with a straight left. Madison takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kaz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Madison seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#T1# Kaz connects with a leg kick. Madison looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Kaz tries to clinch but Madison is having none of it. Kaz connects with an inside leg kick. Kaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Madison is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Kaz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Madison's sensitive parts. Madison throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kaz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Madison throwing a counter right hand but Kaz manages to avoid it. Madison lands a nice shot that snaps Kaz's head back.
Madison ducks under a wild hook from Kaz. Kaz moves away from the strike by Madison. Kaz slips under a jab. Madison connects with a right hand. Kaz shakes it off.#CUT# It looks like Max Kaz has been cut. Kaz moves in looking to clinch but Madison pushes him off. Kaz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#T2# Kaz throws a head kick but Madison moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Madison misses the target. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Madison throws the kick towards the body but Kaz avoids it. Kaz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Madison. Madison slips under a jab. As Kaz tries to get set, Madison tries to push him back and clinch up but Kaz manages to avoid the attempt. Madison smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Madison lands an overhand right. Kaz connects with a right hand. Madison shakes it off. Kaz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Kaz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Kaz misses with an uppercut
and Madison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Kaz throws a series of punches but Madison avoids them all with ease. Kaz misses with a shot to the body and Madison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Kaz checks a leg kick. #T3# Madison jabbing away but nothing is landing. Kaz misses with a hook
and Madison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#ROC# Kaz is rocked! Madison moves out of range of the strikes. Kaz lands a high kick!
Kaz walks into a left hand. Kaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Madison finish him? Madison takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Madison ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Kaz out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Greg Madison!
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Event:
Kilo 5 Pencil V Robinson
Date: Aug 20, 2016 |
#R1# A slapping leg kick lands for Kaz.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Kaz scores with a nice strike. Kaz stuffs the takedown. Kaz throws a nice head kick!
Gonzalez misses with a wild combination.
Kaz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gonzalez.#TD# Gonzalez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Gonzalez laying and praying for a moment but Kaz takes advantage and regains half guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kaz trying to control but Gonzalez postures up.
#SUB# Gonzalez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kaz has managed to free his arm - good work. Gonzalez wants to take a breather but Kaz is having none of it. Gonzalez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Gonzalez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T1# Kaz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gonzalez tries to stand but can't do so whilst Kaz controls his leg. Gonzalez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Kaz is trying to maintain the position but Gonzalez is very close to passing his half guard. Gonzalez is pressing down on Kaz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kaz is holding on for now. Gonzalez is working hard here to advance position.#ES2# Kaz has one foot on Gonzalez's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet. Max Kaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. The fighters circling - Kaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Kaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T2# Kaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Gonzalez misses. Gonzalez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kaz only half commits to the counter leg kick. Kaz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gonzalez. A swing and a miss from Kaz. Gonzalez throws a leg kick but Kaz checks it. A telegraphed right hand from Kaz misses the target. Kaz misses with a body shot.
Kaz moves out of range of the body kick from Gonzalez.
Kaz throws a nice outside leg kick. Nice uppercut there from Kaz. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Kaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Gonzalez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Kaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries to work over Kaz's front leg with a kick but Kaz checks it. Kaz throws a sloppy head kick and Gonzalez moves out of range easily. #T3# Kaz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gonzalez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kaz's calf. Gonzalez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kaz counters with a two punch combo. Kaz throws a sloppy head kick and Gonzalez moves out of range easily. Gonzalez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Sloppy strikes from Gonzalez. Those never looked like landing. A head kick misses from Kaz. #CL2# Kaz moves into the clinch. Gonzalez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kaz is defending well for now. Gonzalez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kaz walks away with a smile on his face. Gonzalez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Gonzalez blocks a head kick by Kaz.
Gonzalez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Gonzalez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kaz. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kaz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Gonzalez throws an off balance right hand
and Kaz counters with a lovely straight right hand! Kaz throws a sloppy head kick and Gonzalez moves out of range easily. Kaz takes one to the side of the head.
#CUT# It looks like Max Kaz has been cut. Nice body kick there by Kaz.#TD# Gonzalez drives through with a takedown into Kaz's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.#T4# Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Gonzalez tries to free his leg and advance position but Kaz is retaining full guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Gonzalez stops Kaz from standing up. Kaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kaz keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully. Kaz has his hands on Gonzalez's head, controlling the position. Gonzalez controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Kaz wants to stand up but Gonzalez is controlling him. #REF3# The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Gonzalez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Kaz dominated that round. The cut man is working on Max Kaz's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. #R2# Gonzalez throws a nice looking combination but Kaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Eulalio Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Gonzalez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kaz shapes to counter with a head kick. Kaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far. A nice leg kick lands there from Kaz. Gonzalez tries to clinch up but Kaz circles away and keeps his distance. Gonzalez misses with a head kick.
Kaz connects with a solid leg kick. Gonzalez misses with a wild combination.
Kaz throws a leg kick but Gonzalez sees it coming and moves out of range. #TD# Gonzalez drives through with a takedown into guard. #ES2# Kaz wriggles free and stands up. Max Kaz seems to be getting the better of the standup. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Gonzalez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Kaz throws a front kick aimed at Gonzalez's knee but Gonzalez avoids it well. Kaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonzalez throws out the jab. Gonzalez throws a sloppy body shot
and Kaz counters with a nice uppercut. Kaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonzalez paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T1# Gonzalez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kaz counters with a one-two to the body. Gonzalez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Kaz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gonzalez on the side of the head. A clash of legs there as Gonzalez blocks the low kick. No joy there for Gonzalez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kaz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Kaz cracks Gonzalez with an open hand slap. Kaz checks the leg kick. Gonzalez looks to land a combination but Kaz avoids it well. #TD# Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gonzalez connects with a nice short shot to Kaz's temple. Gonzalez prevents Kaz from improving his position. Gonzalez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T2# Gonzalez is keen to just control but Kaz is a slippery customer. Gonzalez is really struggling to control Kaz but he's trying to hold on to the position. Kaz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gonzalez is working away from the top position though.#ES2# Kaz has one foot on Gonzalez's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet. Kaz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gonzalez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Kaz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kaz wants to slow Gonzalez down by chopping away at his legs. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kaz checks a leg kick. Kaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaz manages to avoid it.#T3# Kaz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gonzalez. Gonzalez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Gonzalez scores with a nice body kick.
Gonzalez tries a head kick but it misses.
A cross from Kaz lands. An inside leg kick from Gonzalez misses. Kaz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Gonzalez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kaz circles away quickly and effectively. And Kaz responds with a good body kick, but Gonzalez manages to step out the way in time. Gonzalez misses with a double jab
and Kaz counters with a head kick. That will keep Gonzalez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Kaz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kaz tries to clinch up. Kaz connects with the punch. A clash of legs there as Kaz blocks the low kick. Kaz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#T4# Left hook, right uppercut from Gonzalez. Kaz works the jab nicely. Gonzalez slips a straight right by Kaz. Kaz throws a nice inside leg kick. Gonzalez misses with the combination.
Gonzalez throws a head kick but Kaz moves out of range.
Kaz throws a big counter head kick but Gonzalez avoids it with no problem. Kaz throws a nice inside leg kick. Kaz throws a head kick but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez throws an overhand right that lands on Kaz's shoulder, as Kaz tries to avoid the shot. Gonzalez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Gonzalez moves out of range of the leg kick from Kaz. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Kaz connects with a solid leg kick. Nice takedown defense from Kaz. No joy for Gonzalez on that attempt. Gonzalez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Kaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Max Kaz's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round! #R3# Gonzalez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kaz lands a leg kick that knocks Gonzalez off balance momentarily. Gonzalez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Gonzalez works over Kaz's head and body with a nice combination. Kaz thuds his shin into the meat of Gonzalez's side. Kaz is looking to clinch. A head kick from Kaz lands but Gonzalez takes it in his stride. Gonzalez fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Kaz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Kaz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Gonzalez takes a kick to the side of the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Kaz digs a good hook to Gonzalez's body.
Kaz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gonzalez is out of range. Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaz misses with a wild combination.
Gonzalez blocks the body kick.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the body kick.#T1# Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#CL2# Kaz moves into range and clinches up with Gonzalez.#TD# Gonzalez gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kaz regains guard.
Kaz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Gonzalez trying to control but Kaz is working from the bottom. Gonzalez stops Kaz from standing up. Kaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Kaz, not yet. Gonzalez wants to pass the guard but Kaz is keeping the position. Gonzalez looking to sit in guard and control but Kaz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB# Kaz passes into half guard. #T2# Kaz passes the guard and advances to mount! Kaz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Gonzalez regains half guard. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kaz in particular looking to stall. Max Kaz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3# Gonzalez is in trouble now - Kaz has advanced to mount! Gonzalez is looking to get to half guard. Gonzalez wants to control but Kaz is having none of it. Kaz trying to control but he's not successful this time. Kaz controlling his opponent. #T4# Gonzalez can't escape the position.
Kaz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Eulalio Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Gonzalez is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight! Max Kaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Kaz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30 Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30 Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Kaz! In his post fight interview, Max Kaz started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
Kilo 4 fight night
Date: Aug 09, 2016 |
#R1# Poe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kaz. Kaz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kaz throws a lazy right hand but Poe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Kaz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Kaz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Poe on the side of the head. #CL# Poe darts in and clinches Kaz up against the cage. Poe blocks a body shot from Kaz. Kaz lands an elbow just above Poe 's eye. Kaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kaz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Poe. #CUT# It looks like Max Kaz has been cut. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Poe. Poe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Kaz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Poe avoids it. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Kaz lands an elbow inside that Poe shrugs off. Kaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poe throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaz. Poe throws an elbow but it misses.
#BC# Poe manages to break the clinch.
#T1# Kaz throws a hook to the side of Poe's head but Poe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Poe digs a good hook to Kaz's body.
Poe pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Kaz tries a quick counter leg kick but Poe is wise to it. Good leg kick by Kaz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Poe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Poe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Poe clobbers Kaz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Kaz is looking to score with low kicks. It looked like Poe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Kaz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. That kick from Kaz tenderised Poe's leg. Poe is trying to keep his angry face on. Kaz throws a low kick but Poe avoids it. Poe throws a body punch but Kaz moves out of range. Kaz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Kaz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Poe is able to avoid easily. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kaz, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nice defenses there by Kaz. Kaz throws a big counter head kick but Poe avoids it with no problem. Poe cracks a nice hook into Kaz's ribs. Poe's corner calls for a 1-2. Poe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T2# Poe connects with a jab. Kaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Kaz throws out a leg kick but Poe moves out of range and Kaz only half commits. Poe appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Kaz blocks a jab. Poe thumps Kaz with a low kick. A chopping leg kick lands by Kaz. Kaz throws a head kick but Poe moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Poe misses the target. Kaz blocks a jab. Kaz wants to slow Poe down by chopping away at his legs. Kaz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kaz misses with a low kick.
Poe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaz manages to avoid it. Poe lands a nice shot that snaps Kaz's head back.
Poe lands a body shot.
Kaz lands a nice looking body kick.#CL# Poe moves into the clinch.#BC# Poe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Poe keeps the fight on the outside.#T3# Poe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kaz's hands. Poe keeps the fight on the outside. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Poe lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kaz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kaz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Poe scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Poe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
#CL2# Poe gets tackled into the cage by Kaz. Kaz maintains the clinch. Kaz tries to land a knee to the head but Poe blocks with his arms.
Kaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Poe controls his hands.
Poe lands a left hand.
Poe has Kaz pressed against the cage.
Kaz blocks an elbow strike from Poe.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Kaz lands an elbow that stopped Poe in his tracks for a moment. Poe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Poe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Kaz lands a shoulder strike. #T4# Kaz takes an elbow to the forehead. Kaz throws a head punch that misses. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Kaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Poe. Poe misses with a body punch.
Kaz throws a head punch that misses. Kaz scores with an uppercut up the middle. Poe misses with a short punch on the inside. Kaz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Poe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Poe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kazs head. A nice left hand lands by Kaz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poe. Kaz takes an elbow to the temple. Kaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Kaz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Poe blocks an elbow strike. Kaz looking to stall.
Poe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cameron Poe will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Max Kaz's cut. That's time! Back to the action! #R2# Poe throws a body punch but Kaz moves out of range. A looping hook to the body misses from Poe. Kaz does a little dance to reset his feet. Poe lands an overhand right. Kaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Poe. Kaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Poe throwing a counter right hand but Kaz manages to avoid it. Kaz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Poe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kaz is out of range and Poe settles back down. Poe looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaz is just out of range. Sloppy strikes from Poe. Those never looked like landing. That kick from Poe tenderised Kaz's leg. Kaz is trying to keep his angry face on. Poe checks a leg kick. Poe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Poe just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Poe. Poe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kaz under the eye.#CL# Poe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Poe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Kaz throws a head punch that misses. #T1# Poe takes a shot to the head. Poe pushes Kaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Poe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Kaz missing with knees to the body.
Poe just leaning against Kaz, taking a breather. Poe lands a right hand. Poe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Poe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Poe lands with a light punch inside. Kaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Poe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kaz can do to turn this around? A quick uppercut on the inside from Poe. A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaz. Kaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poe.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Poe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kaz's brow. Kaz looks to throw an elbow but misses. Kaz lands a nice knee to the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Poe looking to stall.
Poe controlling the action here for a moment.
#T2# Kaz misses with a punch to the body.
Kaz lands a good knee to the midsection. Poe won't want to take too many of those. Poe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poe can't find room to land a body shot as Kaz controls the action.
Kaz stalling in the clinch but Poe improves position. Poe blocks the elbow strike.
Poe has Kaz pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Poe.
A short left from Kaz. Kaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Poe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Kaz throws a head punch that misses. Nice body punch from Kaz - that landed with a thud.
#T3# Poe swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaz uses good head movement to avoid it. Kaz lands a good knee to the midsection. Poe won't want to take too many of those. Poe avoiding damage as Kaz throws knees to the body.
Kaz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kaz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Poe backwards. Kaz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Poe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaz. Kaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Poe uses good head movement to avoid it. Poe throws a head punch that misses. Kaz pushes Poe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Kaz lands a shot to the body. Kaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poe.
Kaz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
#T4# With the two fighters working up against the cage, Poe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kaz's brow. Kaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Poe. Kaz lands a shoulder strike. Kaz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Kaz misses with the head strike.
Max Kaz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Poe avoiding damage as Kaz throws knees to the body.
Kaz lands an elbow that stopped Poe in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2# It looks like Cameron Poe has been cut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A head punch on the inside from Kaz fails to land. With the fighters up against the cage, Poe throws an elbow but misses. Poe lands on the inside with an uppercut. Kaz tries a body shot but Poe blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poe. A battle for position here, against the cage. Kaz throws a head punch that misses. Kaz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Poe backwards. A shot in the inside from Poe. Kaz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cameron Poe will probably get the nod. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round! #R3# Poe throws a hook but Kaz avoids it easily. Poe does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. A cross from Poe lands. Kaz misses with a wild body shot. Poe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Poe just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kaz moves out of range of the body kick. Poe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kaz misses with a straight left. Kaz lands with a good body shot. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Poe scores with a jab. Kaz acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Poe moves out of range as Kaz throws a body kick.
Kaz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Poe tries a head kick but it misses.
Poe blocks a head kick by Kaz.
Kaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T1# Kaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Poe. Good shot there by Poe. Kaz scores with a punch to the head. Poe throws a push kick but Kaz slaps the foot to one side. Poe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Poe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Poe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Kaz jabs Poe to the body, keeping him at a distance. Poe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Kaz slips a straight right by Poe. Poe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Kaz throws a hook but Poe blocks it. Poe looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaz is just out of range. Kaz throws a half hearted mid kick. Kaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Max Kaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2# This has been an exciting period of action! Poe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kaz. Kaz throws a big shot that misses. Poe takes one to the chin there. Kaz wants to clinch up but Poe keeps it at a distance. Poe takes a swing at Kaz's ribcage but misses. Poe throws a shot from downtown. Kaz moves away and avoids it. Poe misses with a lunging right hand
and Kaz counters with a stiff right hand. Kaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Poe. Kaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Poe.
A clash of legs there as Kaz blocks the low kick. Kaz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Poe throws a looping overhand right but Kaz ducks down to avoid it. Kaz throws out a counter right but Poe avoids it with no problem. Poe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Poe connects with a right hand. Kaz shakes it off.#T3# A shot to the liver by Poe. Beautiful body shot. Poe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaz moves away. Kaz slips a straight right by Poe. Kaz ducks under a wild hook from Poe. Poe lands a really nice looking cross but Kaz seems unphased.
Poe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Poe. Kaz lands with a slapping head kick. Poe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaz manages to avoid it. Poe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaz. Kaz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Poe's head. Poe connects with a right hand. Kaz shakes it off. Kaz misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poe. Kaz does a little dance to reset his feet. Poe thuds a left hand into Kaz's body. Poe swings and misses with a shot to the body and Kaz counters with a lovely straight right hand! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kaz throws a leg kick but Poe sees it coming and moves out of range. #T4# Kaz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Poe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Kaz takes one to the side of the head.
Kaz throws a wild body kick that Poe sees coming a mile off. Poe lands a leg kick that knocks Kaz off balance momentarily. Poe throws an overhand right that lands on Kaz's shoulder, as Kaz tries to avoid the shot. Poe lands a glancing blow to the side of Kaz's head. Poe throws a lazy right hand but Kaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Kaz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Poe under the eye. Kaz tries to clinch but Poe moves out of range. Kaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poe was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaz. Poe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaz manages to avoid it. Poe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kaz. Kaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Poe. Kaz checks the leg kick. Kaz slips under a jab.
And that's the end of the fight! Cameron Poe showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Poe, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:28 Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27 Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cameron Poe! A victorious Cameron Poe thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
SP-ICON:Hound V.S. Nikki
Date: Jul 02, 2016 |
#R1# Gonzalez checks the leg kick. It looked like Gonzalez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Kaz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#TD# Gonzalez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Gonzalez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kaz keeps working. The ground and pound from Gonzalez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. Sloppy strikes there by Gonzalez. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Gonzalez working away. Gonzalez throwing strikes but Kaz manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control! Kaz lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gonzalez down.
Gonzalez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kaz's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kaz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Gonzalez wants to improve his position but Kaz is controlling well.
Kaz is taking a breather. Gonzalez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#T1# Gonzalez is looking for a sweep. Kaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Kaz missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Gonzalez tries to roll over but Kaz keeps him under control. Gonzalez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kaz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kaz's back!#SUB# Gonzalez has his opponent's back and is working for the choke. Gonzalez seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission. Kaz can't escape the position.
#SUB# Kaz defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Kaz trying to control the hands but Gonzalez won't let him. #T2# Gonzalez connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Kaz to escape the position.
Kaz tries to escape the position.
Gonzalez throwing sloppy strikes. Kaz is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Gonzalez off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted. Kaz tries to escape but Gonzalez has the hooks in and won't let him break free. Gonzalez keeps control of the position easily here as Kaz tries to buck him off.
#T3# Kaz covering up well under a series of strikes from Gonzalez. Gonzalez tries to keep control of the position but Kaz is staying busy.#SUB# Gonzalez patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here? Gonzalez misses with a punch to the head. Gonzalez controls the position. Kaz covering up well under a barage of strikes. Gonzalez just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Kaz rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Gonzalez content to control rather than advance. #T4# Gonzalez is trying to control the action in half guard but Kaz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Kaz keeps control of the position for the meantime. Gonzalez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Kaz keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. Gonzalez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kaz defending well though. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Gonzalez trying to mount his opponent but Kaz defends it. Kaz is staying active underneath Gonzalez, who seems content to just control the action from this position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eulalio Gonzalez dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. #R2# Gonzalez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kaz.
Kaz thows a body kick. Gonzalez tries to catch it but that hurt him. A solid leg kick lands there for Gonzalez.
A head kick misses from Kaz. Kaz lands with an overhand left. Gonzalez checks a leg kick. Kaz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gonzalez misses with a right hand and Kaz makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gonzalez really felt that one! We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gonzalez misses with the combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kaz! But no joy. Gonzalez throws a solid leg kick but Kaz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gonzalez. Good leg kick by Kaz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kaz scores with a decent looking hook.#T1# Kaz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Max Kaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. An inside leg kick from Kaz misses. Kaz throws a push kick but Gonzalez slaps the foot to one side. Gonzalez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kaz's head.#CUT# It looks like Max Kaz has been cut. Kaz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Eulalio Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Kaz throws a combination that misses #CL# and Gonzalez counters by moving into the clinch. Kaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Gonzalez wants a takedown but no success here.
A right handed body shot lands from Kaz.
Kaz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gonzalez's defenses. Gonzalez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kaz working some nice short punches in the clinch. Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Kaz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gonzalez is keeping busy. Kaz lands a body punch. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses. #T2# Gonzalez blocks the elbow strike.
Kaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Kaz.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Gonzalez lands a hook that snaps the head of Kaz backwards. Gonzalez scores with a shoulder strike. Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch. Kaz cracks Gonzalez with a nice body shot. Kaz lands an elbow inside that Gonzalez shrugs off. A short left from Kaz. A nice left hand lands by Kaz.
Kaz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzalez is defending well for now. Kaz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Kaz is looking to control Gonzalez's arms but Gonzalez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kaz has his back to the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kaz. Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaz. Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch. Kaz lands a hook to the side of the head. Kaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kaz. #T3# Kaz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards. Nice elbow from Kaz. Kaz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kaz lands a right hand. Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Gonzalez is looking to control Kaz's arms but Kaz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gonzalez has his back to the cage. Kaz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gonzalez's defenses. Kaz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards. Kaz landing knees to the body.
Max Kaz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC# Gonzalez breaks the clinch.
Gonzalez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Kaz moves out of range of the strikes. A shot to the liver by Kaz. Beautiful body shot. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kaz misses with a head kick.
Gonzalez appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Kaz lands with a slapping head kick. Gonzalez misses with a low kick.
#T4# Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonzalez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kaz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gonzalez's calf.#CL2# Kaz has Gonzalez up against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Gonzalez takes a shot to the head. Gonzalez jumps guard but Kaz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Kaz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gonzalez avoids it. A short left from Kaz. Gonzalez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kaz takes a shot to the head. Kaz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gonzalez struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaz controls his hands.
Kaz working Gonzalez over with knees to the body. Kaz pushes Gonzalez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Kaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Max Kaz's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round! #R3# Gonzalez avoids the head kick by Kaz.
Kaz misses with a kick to the body and Gonzalez counters with a series of strikes. Kaz will be more careful next time no doubt. Kaz dodges the punch combination from Gonzalez.
#CL2# Kaz takes the fight into the clinch. Gonzalez is trying to break the clinch but Kaz has him pressed against the cage. Kaz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
#TD# Gonzalez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gonzalez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Kaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Kaz showing good wrestling skills to control the position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kaz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T1# Gonzalez keeping moving, preventing Kaz from controlling successfully. Kaz trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Gonzalez manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR# Gonzalez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Gonzalez tries to free his leg and advance position but Kaz is retaining full guard. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gonzalez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Gonzalez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Kaz is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Eulalio Gonzalez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2# Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#ES2# Kaz wriggles free and stands up. Nice shot by Kaz. Kaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gonzalez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Kaz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Gonzalez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gonzalez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Kaz wants to counter the offense by Gonzalez and move into the clinch position. Max Kaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. A jab lands there for Kaz. Kaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Kaz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Nice straight punches there by Kaz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kaz.#T3# Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kaz.
Gonzalez lands with a cross. Gonzalez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kaz paws at him with a jab and circles away. Kaz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gonzalez in his tracks. Gonzalez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kaz. Kaz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Kaz feints and then cracks Gonzalez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gonzalez down. Kaz throws a nice head kick!
Gonzalez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gonzalez there as he acknowledges the shot. Gonzalez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Kaz thumps Gonzalez with a low kick. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! A nice inside leg kick there by Kaz. That's going to slow Gonzalez down. Kaz connects with a crisp jab. A solid leg kick lands there for Kaz.
#T4# Gonzalez throws a lazy head kick and Kaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Gonzalez blocks a head kick by Kaz.
Kaz lands a high kick!
That kick from Kaz tenderised Gonzalez's leg. Gonzalez is trying to keep his angry face on. A head kick misses from Kaz. Kaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Gonzalez shoots in but no luck this time. Kaz connects with a leg kick. Gonzalez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Kaz lands a jab to the head.
Gonzalez takes a swing at Kaz's ribcage but misses. Gonzalez throws out a loose jab but Kaz uses good head movement to avoid it. Kaz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that's the end of the fight! Max Kaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Kaz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29 Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29 Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Kaz! Max Kaz tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Event:
SP-ICON:Adams V.S. Williams
Date: May 28, 2016 |
#R1# Kaz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Rose lands a head shot. Kaz connects with an inside leg kick. Kaz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rose checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Rose misses with a hook. Kaz lands a really nice looking cross but Rose seems unphased.
Kaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kaz throws out a powerful jab. Kaz lands with a kick to the temple. Rose shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Rose tries to clinch there but Kaz circles away.
Rose with a nice cross. Rose has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Kaz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rose counters with a slapping leg kick. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL# Kaz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rose pushes Kaz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Kaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rose is defending well for now. Kaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T1# Kaz blocks a body shot from Rose. Rose lands with a short shot to the head. Kaz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rose up against the cage. Kaz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Kaz lands an uppercut. A hook to the body from Kaz.
Rose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Kaz prevents a body shot from Rose. Kaz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rose or not. Rose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kaz backwards. A nice glancing elbow lands by Kaz. Kaz misses with a hook from the clinch. Rose is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Kaz throws an elbow but it misses.
Rose lands with a left to the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Rose misses with a punch on the inside.
Rose avoids a wild elbow strike from Kaz. Rose throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaz. Kaz scores with a shoulder strike. #T2# Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rose pushes Kaz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Kaz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rose blocks it with crossed arms. Kaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kaz controlling the action here for a moment.
Kaz missing with knees to the body.
Rose is trying to maintain a safe position but Kaz gets an underhook and turns Rose into the cage. Rose on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kaz lands a right hand. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kaz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rose's brow. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Rose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Kaz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Rose misses with a hook from the clinch. Kaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it. Rose lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kaz backwards. #T3# Kaz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Kaz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kaz scores with an uppercut up the middle. Rose scores with a shot to the side of Kaz's head. Rose scores with an uppercut up the middle. Kaz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rose's defenses. Rose can't find room to land a body shot as Kaz controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Rose scores with a nice short uppercut. Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaz controls his hands.
Rose has a couple of punches blocked by Kaz.
Rose's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Rose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Rose throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaz. Kaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kaz misses with a punch to the body.
Rose tries to work over Kaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Rose scores with a nice hook to the head. Come on Rose - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rose lands a body shot. #T4# Rose scores with a shoulder strike. Rose lands with a left to the head. Kaz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Knees to the body from Kaz.
Kaz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rose is keeping busy. Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaz pushes off an throws an elbow but Rose leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Kaz misses with the head strike.
Kaz lands a body punch. Rose presses Kaz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A short right from Rose. Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kaz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Rose prevents a body shot from Kaz. Rose throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Kaz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rose avoids it. Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Kaz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rose avoids it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Max Kaz will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! #R2# Kaz throws out a leg kick but Rose moves out of range and Kaz only half commits. Rose looks to throw the jab but Kaz is out of range. Kaz throws a series of punches but Rose avoids them all with ease. Rose throws out a counter right but Kaz avoids it with no problem. Rose avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Rose only half commits to the counter leg kick. Kaz throws a leg kick which misses Rose's front leg but catches the back leg as Rose tries to avoid it. Max Kaz is winning the standup battle so far. Rose walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Rose lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Rose pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Kaz misses with a head kick.
#KD2# Rose lands a left and a right that send Kaz crashing to the mat, dazed. Rose thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2# Kaz is rocked!#CUT2# It looks like Max Kaz has been cut. This has been an exciting period of action! Rose lands with a kick to the ribs.
Max Kaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Rose scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kaz doesn't seem bothered though. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Kaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rose counters with a nice body shot. Kaz looks to land a left hand but Rose moved out of range nicely. Rose connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Oh Kaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T1# Rose thumps Kaz with a low kick. A head kick by Kaz misses and Rose counters with a right hand from hell and Kaz is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Axl Rose! A victorious Axl Rose thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
SP-ICON:WW Tournament Rd.2
Date: Apr 30, 2016 |
#R1##TD# Nix shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kaz's guard. Kaz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Kaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nix showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB2# Kaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nix pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kaz is keeping the position for now. #T1# Kaz is looking to stand up but Nix isn't so interested in that idea. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Kaz managing to control the position. #REF3# The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL# Nix forces Kaz back against the cage and clinches. Nix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Kaz controlling the action here for a moment.
Kaz is trying to stall.
Nix is trying to break free. Nix pushes Kaz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. A short right hand to the side of the head by Nix. Kaz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #T2# Nice elbow from Kaz. Kaz lands a left hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Nix avoiding damage as Kaz throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kaz fails to land. Nix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nix is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kaz pulls him back up using the underhooks. A shot in the inside from Kaz. Nix misses with a body punch.
Nix wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Kaz throws a head punch that misses. Nix misses with some punches.
Nix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nix misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nix scores with an uppercut up the middle. Nix throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kazs head. Nix misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Nix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T3# Nix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaz lands with a short shot to the head. Kaz has a couple of punches blocked by Nix.
Nix tries a body shot but Kaz blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Nix. Kaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nix.
Nix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kaz connects with a knee to the head.
Kaz working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kaz throws an elbow but misses. Kaz lands with a left to the head. Kaz scores with an uppercut up the middle. Kaz blocks an elbow strike from Nix.
Kaz blocks an elbow strike. Kaz lands a nice uppercut. Nix taking a breather. Kaz throws an elbow but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nix blocks a body shot from Kaz. #T4# Kaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Nix. Kaz tries a body shot but Nix blocks it.
Nix has Kaz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kaz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Kaz lands with a right to the head. Nix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kaz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nix's brow. Kaz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Kaz scores a nice knee to the body.
Nix avoids a wild elbow strike from Kaz. Kaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaz lands a shoulder strike. #TD# Nix has Kaz pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Nix pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kaz tumbling to the mat - Nix dives into Kaz's guard. Nix showing good wrestling skills to control the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Kaz dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. #R2# Nix sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Kaz sizes up Nix with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #ROC2# Nix is rocked! Kaz fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Nix out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Max Kaz! A less than humble Max Kaz misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Event:
SP-ICON-WW Tournament Rd.1
Date: Apr 02, 2016 |
#R1# A slow jab from Mercer misses its intended target. Kaz throwing a counter right hand but Mercer manages to avoid it. Kaz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Mercer throws a head kick that misses and Kaz counters with a stiff right hand. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kaz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mercer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mercer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Mercer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Mercer looks to throw a body kick and Kaz counters with an outside leg kick.
Mercer looks for the body kick but Kaz saw that one coming. A punch lands to the side of Mercer 's head but he takes it in his stride. Mercer throws a looping overhand right but Kaz ducks down to avoid it. Kaz misses with a wild body shot. Mercer scores with a jab.#CUT2# It looks like Max Kaz has been cut. A kick lands to the mid section there for Mercer. Kaz throws a chopping leg kick but Mercer manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Mercer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kaz. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Kaz throws a wild body kick that Mercer sees coming a mile off. Mercer lands with a shot to the body. Mercer scores with a nice body kick.
That kick from Mercer tenderised Kaz's leg. Kaz is trying to keep his angry face on. Kaz slips a straight right by Mercer. Mercer darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T1# Kaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mercer checks the leg kick. Good standup being displayed there by Mercer as he connects with a hook.#CL2# Mercer drives through and clinches with Kaz against the cage.
Mercer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kaz pushes off an throws an elbow but Mercer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Mercer has a couple of punches blocked by Kaz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercer. Kaz tries to land knees in the clinch but Mercer avoids the damage to the body. Kaz tries to throw a body punch but Mercer avoids it by throwing Kaz back against the cage. Mercer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Mercer cracks Kaz with a nice body shot. Kaz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Mercer is working Kaz over against the cage. Kaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Mercer.
Mercer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kaz backwards. Mercer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Mercer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T2# A head punch on the inside from Mercer fails to land. Mercer lands with a right to the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Mercer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Mercer misses with a short punch on the inside. A body shot lands from Mercer.
Mercer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kaz backwards. Mercer lands a shot to the body. Kaz is breathing heavily. Mercer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mercer. Mercer scores with a shoulder strike. Mercer lands a left hand.
Mercer scores with a nice hook to the head. Mercer throws a head punch that misses. Mercer misses with a punch to the body.
Mercer misses with a body punch.
Mercer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kaz backwards. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kaz. Mercer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Mercer.
Mercer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kaz. Kaz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#T3# Kaz misses with a knee to the head. Mercer misses with a hook from the clinch. Mercer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kaz backwards. Nice body punch from Mercer - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Mercer. Mercer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Mercer lands with a short shot to the head. Mercer pushes Kaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Mercer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Mercer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mercer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Mercer lands a shoulder strike. #ROC2# Kaz is rocked! Mercer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kazs head. Oh Kaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Mercer lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Kaz to his knees! Mercer keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Mercer! A very excited looking Alex Mercer made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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